There are many reasons why companies decide to enter business awards, from a need to celebrate a particular achievement through to showing the wider community how proud they are of their success.

For British Corner Shop, the Yate-based e-commerce specialist, it was a combination of gaining recognition for its workforce together with a desire to raise its profile throughout the Greater Bristol area.

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Two years ago British Corner Shop was crowned at The Bristol Business Awards in recognition of its exceptional performance trading overseas.

The Bristol Post Business Awards at Ashton Gate

The company, led by managing director Mark Callaghan, delivers Great British food brands to expats the world over, and is recognised globally as a leader in e-commerce.

“Whilst we have a great reputation amongst our expat customers all over the world, we wanted to raise our profile on a local level, and the Bristol Business Awards were the perfect platform for that,” explained Mark Callaghan.

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“We’re very proud to be a Bristol-based business and wanted to show the community here what we are about,” he added.

Nominations are open for the 2017 Bristol Post Business Awards

Held annually at a prestigious venue in the city, the Bristol Business Awards are the jewel in the business community’s crown where companies large and small gain valuable recognition for the work they do to generate jobs and wealth.

Mike Norton, editor of the Bristol Post, said: “The 2018 Bristol Business Awards give companies the chance to tell their success story to a regional and national audience, regardless of size or industry, through Bristol's most prestigious awards programme.

“These awards are the ones to win – any company within Bristol, whether public, private or third sector can enter, regardless of size or industry. The Awards have a range of categories suited for any successful organisation to tell their story, from large private and public companies through to thriving entrepreneurial businesses, promising start-ups and established SMEs.”

The Bristol Post Business Awards will be held in June

Mark Callaghan of British Corner Shop continued: “For us participation in the awards was a wonderful experience, allowing us to generate a real ‘feel-good’ factor through our own workforce whilst making many more Bristol people aware of us and what we do.